Tourist Boat Capsizes During A Thunderstorm In Vietnam, Leaving 34 Dead; 8 People Remain Missing

HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A vessel carrying visitors capsized during a abrupt thunderstorm successful Vietnam connected Saturday day during a sightseeing excursion, sidesplitting 34 people, authorities media reported. Eight others stay missing.

The Wonder Sea vessel was carrying 48 passengers and 5 unit members — each of them Vietnamese — during nan circuit of Ha Long Bay, a celebrated destination for visitors, according to nan reports.

Rescue workers saved 11 people, and recovered nan dormant adjacent nan tract of nan capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Twenty-three group stay missing. Authorities had earlier reported that 12 group had been rescued, but later revised nan fig to 11.

The vessel turned upside down because of beardown winds, nan newspaper said. A 14-year-old boy was among nan survivors, and he was rescued 4 hours aft being trapped successful nan overturned hull.

The newspaper said that astir of nan passengers were tourists, including astir 20 children, from Hanoi, nan country’s capital.

A tropical large wind is besides moving toward nan area. A nationalist upwind forecast said that Storm Wipha is expected to deed Vietnam’s bluish region, including Ha Long Bay’s seashore adjacent week.